This book introduces 20 of the most representative traditional crafts of Kyoto, including: Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki, Kyo fans and Kyoto fans, Kyoto bamboo arts, Nishijin weaving, sacred costumes and sacred tools, Kyoto colored paper, short books and Japanese paper, Kyo Yuzen and Kyo Komon, Kyoto Kyoto pottery dolls, Kyoto dolls, Kyoto lacquerware, Kyoto wood crafts, Kyoto Shikako tie-dye, Kyoto inlays, Kyoto Shippoyaki, Kyoto Buddhist altars and Kyoto Buddhist utensils, Kyoto watches, Kyoto prints, Kyoto braiding, Tango crepe and Kyoto metal crafts. The book introduces the historical origins, techniques, representative craftsmen and masterpieces of these 20 crafts, and presents the artistic stories of the craftsmen through on-site interviews, showing the profound charm and simple and touching craftsman spirit of Kyoto's traditional crafts in an all-round and multi-angle manner.
Reader comments
I especially like the description of Kyoto pottery dolls in the book. "The expressions of the pottery dolls are lifelike, as if they can speak words." This sentence made me fall in love with these lovely pottery dolls right away. And through on-site interviews, I learned the stories behind the craftsmen. Their spirit is really admirable.
I especially like the description of Kyoto pottery dolls in the book. "The expressions of the pottery dolls are lifelike, as if they can speak words." This sentence made me fall in love with these lovely pottery dolls right away. And through on-site interviews, I learned the stories behind the craftsmen. Their spirit is really admirable.